Circum mare : themes in ancient warfare / edited by Jeremy Armstrong ; with a foreword by Lee L. Brice.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Armstrong, Jeremy, editor.

Brice, Lee L., writer of foreword.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 388.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity

Mnemosyne supplements : history and archaeology of classical antiquity ; volume 388

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science.

History.

History, Military.

Mediterranean Region--History, Military--To 1500.

Mediterranean Region.

Military art and science--Mediterranean Region--History--To 1500.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

viii, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Themes in ancient warfare

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Summary:

This volume presents a thematic approach to current directions in ancient military studies with case studies on topics including the economics of warfare, military cohesion, military authority, irregular warfare, and sieges. Bringing together work from across the Mediterranean world, ranging from Pharaonic Egypt to Late Antique Europe and from Punic Spain to Persian Anatolia, the collection demonstrates both the breadth of the current field and a surprising number of synergies.0.

Contents:

Foreward / Lee L. Brice

War and society in the ancient world : an introduction / Jeremy Armstrong

Military Narratives. Simple words, simple pictures : the link between the snapshots of battle and the war diary entries in Ancient Egypt / Anthony Spalinger

Caesar's Exempla and the role of centurions in battle

David Nolan

The Economics of Warfare. Coinage and the economics of the Athenian Empire / Matthew Trundle

Tributum in the Middle Republic / Nathan Rosenstein

Military Cohesion. The ties that bind: miliatry cohesion in Archaic Rome / Jeremy Armstrong

Sacramentum Militae : empty words in an age of chaos / Mark Hebblewhite

Military Authority. Circumscribing Imperium: power and regulation in the Republican province / Ralph Covino

The Delian and Second Athenian Leagues: the perspective of collective action / James Kierstead

Irregular Warfare . 'Warlordism and the disintegration of the Western Roman Army / Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele

The significance of insignificant engagements : irregular warfare during the Punic Wars / Louis Rawlings

Fortifications and Sieges. Siege Warfare in Ancient Egypt, as derived from select royal and private battle scenes / Brett H. Heagren

Tissaphernes and the Achaemenid defense of Western Anatolia 412-395 BC / John W.I. Lee.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-316) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Circum mare.

ISBN:

9789004284845

9004284842

OCLC:

907139109

Publisher Number:

40026217499